Missouri State Archives Finding Aid 3.14

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

ROBERT MARCELLUS STEWART, 1857-1861

Abstract: Records (1857-1860) of Governor Robert Marcellus Stewart (1815-1871) include appointments, correspondence, swamp land records, and petitions.

Extent: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 Hollinger)

Physical Description: Paper

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions: No special restrictions.

Publication Restrictions: Copyright is in the public domain. Items reproduced for publication should carry the credit line: Courtesy of the State Archives.

Preferred Citation: [Item description], [date]; Robert Marcellus Stewart; Office of Governor, Record Group 3.14; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

Processing Information: Processing completed by Becky Carlson, Local Records Field Archivist, on June 17, 1996. Finding aid updated by Sharon E. Brock on September 3, 2008.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Robert Marcellus Stewart was born to Charles and Elizabeth Severance Stewart in Truxton, on March 12, 1815. Upon graduation from public schools, Stewart began teaching in Truxton at the age of seventeen. After studying law, he was admitted to the New York bar in 1836. He practiced law briefly in New York and then in Louisville, from 1837 to 1839.

Stewart moved west to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1839, where he opened a legal practice and involved himself in Missouri Democratic politics. Stewart was elected a delegate to the 1845 Missouri RECORDS OF GOVERNOR ROBERT MARCELLUS STEWART

Constitutional Convention and shortly thereafter, was elected to the Missouri Senate. Upon the outbreak of the Mexican War, Stewart organized a company of soldiers attached to the Oregon Battalion. Captain Stewart was forced to resign his commission for health reasons and returned to St. Joseph.

Following a brief stint as Register of the Land Office in Savannah, Missouri, Stewart explored the idea of creating a railway link from Hannibal to St. Joseph. Stewart was elected to the Missouri Senate in 1846, serving for ten years. As chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, he sponsored railroad legislation in the General Assembly and supported state funding for public works projects. Upon securing state financial backing for the creation of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, Stewart then obtained a federal land grant. He became the first president of the new railroad and directed the initial construction.

Governor Trusten Polk resigned his office to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate in 1857. Stewart defeated James S. Rollins in the resulting special gubernatorial election and was sworn into office as the fourteenth Governor of Missouri on October 22, 1857. As governor, he championed internal improvements but the latter part of his administration was consumed by the tensions over slavery. A moderate, he opposed both secession and abolition. Governor Stewart vetoed legislation that would have forced free blacks to either leave Missouri or be sold into slavery. In 1858 when violence erupted on the Missouri-Kansas border, Governor Stewart sent troops to the region; temporarily restoring order.

Upon the expiration of his term as governor, Stewart was elected to the 1860 Missouri State Convention, called to decide whether the state would remain in the Union or secede. Missouri stayed and Stewart chose the Union. Governor Hamilton Rowan Gamble ordered Stewart to organize a Union brigade of Missouri soldiers in 1863. His problems with alcohol, put an end to a short-lived military career when General Henry Halleck relieved him of command.

He returned to St. Joseph, practicing law. Governor Robert Marcellus Stewart died in St. Joseph on September 21, 1871 and is interred in the Mt. Mora Cemetery. A monument was erected in his memory by legislative appropriation in 1892.

Timeline

March 12, 1815 Born in Truxton, Cortland County, New York, to Charles and Elisabeth Severance Stewart

1839 Moved to Bloomington (now DeKalb) and then to St. Joseph, Missouri, to practice law

1845 Delegate to Missouri Constitutional Convention

1846 Elected as State Senator

1847 Raised a company for the Oregon Battalion in the Mexican War

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1848 Appointed Register of Lands at Savannah, Missouri, but then resigned to conduct preliminary survey of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad

October 22, 1857 Sworn in as the fourteenth governor of the state of Missouri after the resignation of Trusten Polk

September 21, 1871 Died in St. Joseph, Missouri

ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION

Bibliography

National Governor’s Association. Governor’s Information—Robert Marcellus Stewart http://www.nga.org

Official Manual of the State of Missouri (Jefferson City, MO: Office of Secretary of State, legislative years 1963-64), pp. 6, 11-12.

Rutt, Chris L., “Robert M. Stewart,” in The Messages and Proclamations of the governors of the State of Missouri, Vol. III (Columbia, MO: The State Historical Society of Missouri, 1922), pp. 53-58.

Shoemaker, Floyd Calvin, Missouri and Missourians Vol. II (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1943), pp. 666-669.

White, Paul A., “Stewart, Robert Marcellus (1815-1871),” in Dictionary of Missouri Biography (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1999), p. 720.

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RECORDS OF GOVERNOR ROBERT MARCELLUS STEWART, 1857-1860

Scope and Content

The records remaining from the administration of Governor Robert Marcellus Stewart include requests for appointments and commissions; letters of recommendation; swamp land certificates and patents; and requests for arms for the military as well as court martial proceedings. The records also include correspondence relating to the state survey and the University of Missouri; some personal correspondence from Governor Stewart's sister and business associates. Unless otherwise noted, all materials are arranged in chronological order.

All references to places are within the state of Missouri unless indicated, and county is specified when known. The spelling of proper names varies greatly. When correct spelling could not be determined the original spelling was retained. Officeholders are Missouri officials unless noted (U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court, etc). State Representatives are referred to as Representative. U.S. Representatives are noted with the title Congressman.

When the collection was microfilmed, it was determined that some of the collection required rehousing. As a result, some folder numbers have changed. Original folder numbers are noted within parentheses. For example, 7 (5) indicates that the item originally in folder 5 is now located in folder 7.

Appointments files contain requests for positions, commissions, supporting petitions, and letters of recommendation from Missouri citizens. Correspondents include former Governor Trusten Polk and future Governor Charles Henry Hardin. The files also include requests for appointment and letters of recommendation for the position of commissioner of deeds for Missouri in the states of California, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Washington Territory, and .

Correspondence from political officials from other states comprise the Out of State files. Arranged alphabetically by state, the files include transmittals of laws and reports by the secretaries of State from California, , Illinois, Iowa, Kansas Territory (Lecompton), , Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska Territory, , , North Carolina, , Tennessee, and . State librarians from Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, , South Carolina, and Vermont transmitted state documents to Governor Stewart. The files also include correspondence from the governors of Minnesota Territory, , Washington Territory, and Wisconsin.

Correspondence received by Governor Stewart from representatives of the federal government comprise the Federal files. Correspondents include Isaac Sturgeon of St. Louis, Assistant U.S. Treasurer; Thomas Meehan, clerk of the Library of Congress; and the chief clerk of the U.S. State Department.

Criminal files contain requests for arrest warrants; requests for rewards for fugitives; pardons; and limited material on specific cases.

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As a result of the Missouri-Kansas border conflict and rise of pre Civil War tensions, Governor Stewart received numerous requests for permission to establish local militia units. The requests comprise the bulk of the Military files. Correspondence also includes transcripts of court martial proceedings; transmittal of inspection reports; requests for the establishment, organization, and reorganization of specific militia units; ordnance, supplies, and munitions requisitions; distribution of arms from the state arsenal; cadet training; and promotion and resignation matters.

Miscellaneous files contain primarily business and personal correspondence. Topics include personal real estate transactions; invitations to events; personal loans and other promissory notes; bill for watch repair; and a letter from Eliza Stewart Middlebrook, the governor’s sister. The files also include correspondence pertaining to state matters including commercial river transportation on the Ohio River; requests for information on the state geologic survey; swamp land certifications and land sales; and a list of commutations for prisoners.

Correspondence from State Geologist and MU professor George Swallow comprises the University of Missouri files.

Swamp land correspondence between Governor Stewart and Thomas Hendricks comprises the outgoing Correspondence files.

Container List

Location Box Folder Date Contents

1B/1/1 1 1 No date Appointments—petition, Missouri Tobacco Growers: requesting the removal of Major James Cochran as tobacco inspector; recommends Alexander A. Bassett as replacement

1B/1/1 1 1 No date Appointments—petition: recommends G. Bremermann, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 1 No date Appointments—petition: recommends Michael L. Hiller of New York as commissioner of deeds

1B/1/1 1 1 No date Appointments—petition: recommends Charles B. Richard of New York as commissioner of deeds

1B/1/1 1 2 (1) November 11, Appointments—L. K. Kinsey, St. Louis: request 1857 for appointment as ; legislation to reduce the number of notary publics in St. Louis to 25

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1B/1/1 1 2 (1) November 17, Appointments—John H. Darby, St. Louis: 1857 recommends Josiah G. McClellan as notary public; legislation to reduce the number of notary publics in St. Louis to 25

1B/1/1 1 2 (1) November 17, Appointments—petition, St. Louis: recommends 1857 Josiah G. McClellan as notary public; legislation to reduce the number of notary publics in St. Louis to 25

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) February 20, Appointments—Calvin M. Northup, New York 1858 City: request for appointment as commissioner of deeds for Missouri residing in New York

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) March 23, 1858 Appointments—Paris Pipkin, St. Louis: recommends appointment of James Bauer as notary public; Black Republicans; President Buchanan

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) April 13, 1858 Appointments—N. Parshall, St. Louis: recommends the appointment of Norman H. Larkin, vacancy on the board of directors of the state bank; resignation of Charles L. Hunt

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) April 25, 1858 Appointments—Richard Wall, Indian Ford, Stoddard County: request for appointment as division inspector, 7th district; Free Soilers; blacks; slavery; abolition; Frederick Douglas; Frank Blair

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) May 3, 1858 Appointments—D. A. January, St. Louis: recommends Norman H. Larkin, director of the state bank

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) May 3, 1858 Appointments—N. Parshall, St. Louis: second letter recommends Norman H. Larkin as director of the state bank; St. Joseph

1B/1/1 1 3 May 17, 1858 Appointments—John Bretz, Dekalb, Buchanan County: request for appointment as foreman of the state tobacco warehouse

1B/1/1 1 3 May 18, 1858 Appointments—James A. Shirley, Chillicothe, Livingston County: recommends Smith Turner as notary public

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1B/1/1 1 3 July 19, 1858 Appointments—John Bretz, Dekalb, Buchanan County: second request for appointment as foreman of the state tobacco warehouse

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) August 16, 1858 Appointments—William W. Compton, Little Compton, Carroll County: request for appointment as Senate door keeper; War of 1812

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) 1858 August 27 Appointments—Calvin M. Northrup, New York; Benton, Northup & Van Wagner attorneys and counselors at law: 2nd request for appointment as commissioner of deeds

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) September 7, Appointments—Benjamin Pond, Boston, 1858 Massachusetts: request for appointment as commissioner of deeds

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) October 18, 1858 Appointments—S. Zevely, Linn, Osage County: request for appointment as enrolling clerk to the Senate

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) October 20, 1858 Appointments—Thomas Curd, Fulton, Callaway County: recommends James Grant, tobacco inspector; Callaway County tobacco production

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) October 20, 1858 Appointments—Charles H. Hardin, Fulton, Callaway County: recommends James Grant, tobacco inspector

1B/1/1 1 3 October 20, 1858 Appointments—Preston B. Reed, Fulton, Callaway County: recommends James Grant, tobacco inspector; Callaway County tobacco production

1B/1/1 1 3 November 1, Appointments—Charles Jones, St. Louis: 1858 recommends John F. Mense, director of the Bank of Missouri; Washington D.C.

1B/1/1 1 3 November 12, Appointments—James A. Rogers, St. Louis: 1858 appointment of his son Charles Rogers as director of the Bank of Missouri; Planter House, St. Louis; Jefferson City

1B/1/1 1 3 December 13, Appointments—William T. Christy, St. Louis; 1858 reappointment as director of the Bank of Missouri

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1B/1/1 1 3 December 16, Appointments—J. R. Barret, St. Louis: 1858 recommends William T. Christy, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 3 December 17, Appointments—J. R. Henderson, Louisiana, Pike 1858 County: recommends William T. Christy, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 3 December 23, Appointments—F. Overfotz, St. Louis: acceptance 1858 of the appointment as director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) December 27, Appointments—Thomas C. Reynolds, St. Louis: 1858 recommends John Lee Finney, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) December 29, Appointments—J. R. Barret, St. Louis: 1858 recommends Overton W. Barret as notary; Garland O. Kolb as notary; legislation to reduce the number of notary publics in St. Louis to 25

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) December 29, Appointments—W. A. Linn, St. Louis: 1858 recommends John Lee Finney, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) December 30, Appointments—C. F. Burnes, St. Louis: 1858 recommends Augustus McDowell, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 3 (1) December 31, Appointments—R. L. McCrea, St. Louis: desires 1858 appointment as director of the Bank of Missouri; Col. Hudson

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) January 3, 1859 Appointments—petition St. Louis: recommends John Lee Finney, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) January 6, 1859 Appointments—M. R. Cullen, St. Louis: requesting appointment as notary public; legislation to reduce the number of notary publics in St. Louis to 25

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) January 8, 1859 Appointments—Charles Jones, Jefferson City: recommends John F. Mense, director of the Bank of Missouri

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1B/1/1 1 4 (1) January 11, 1859 Appointments—petition, St. Louis businessmen: supporting retention of William M. Christy, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) January 15, 1859 Appointments—A.W. Jeffries, Washington, Franklin County: recommends John F. Mense, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) January 24, 1859 Appointments—W. O. Hull, Jefferson City, Cole County: request for appointment as circuit attorney; Wayne, Stoddard, Dunklin, Ripley, and Butler counties; James S. Rollins; 15th Judicial Circuit

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) January 24, 1859 Appointments—Isaac H. Sturgeon, Jefferson City, Cole County: recommends Henry A. Nesbit and George Husserford as notary publics; legislation to reduce the number of notary publics in St. Louis to 25

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) February 1, 1859 Appointments—James F. Milligan, Lt., U.S.R. Marine, Norfolk, : requesting the governor’s appointment

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) February 4, 1859 Appointments—John Boone, St. Louis: reappointment as director of the state bank

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) March 2, 1859 Appointments—Thomas Van Swearingen, West Ely, Marion County: request for appointment as 16th Judicial Circuit attorney; resignation of David H. Mop; Know Nothing; Democratic Party

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) March 4, 1859 Appointments—J. S. Dougherty, St. Louis: recommends Capt. Reilly as director of the state bank; Governor Stewart’s veto; Democratic Central Committee; listing of wards and Stewart supporters; revenue legislation

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) March 20, 1859 Appointments—James Hughes, St. Louis: resignation as the president of the state bank; St. Joseph; Hannibal

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) March 23, 1859 Appointments—Trusten Polk, St. Louis: recommends John F. Mense, director of the Bank of Missouri; Germans

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1B/1/1 1 4 (1) March 24, 1959 Appointments—R. H. Musser, Brunswick, Chariton County; recommends Henry L. Gaines, notary public

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) April 7, 1959 Appointments—Isaac A. Sturgeon, St. Louis: recommends Thomas L. Sturgeon and Fred Overtolz, directors of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) April 8, 1959 Appointments—W. A. Linn, Custom House, St. Louis: recommends J. W. Davis, director of the Bank of Missouri

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) May 25, 1959 Appointments—William Coch, Olympia, Washington Territory: appointment as register of deeds; western expansion; equal treatment

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) June 18, 1959 Appointments—telegram, A. S. Divan, New York: appointment of Allen

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) July 1, 1859 Appointments—J. R. Barret, St. Louis: recommends David Dessan, notary public

1B/1/1 1 4 August 12, 1859 Appointments—Isaac H. Sturgeon, St. Louis: Sturgeon’s intention to run for governor; sheriffs; legislature; convention

1B/1/1 1 4 August 27, 1859 Appointments—Isaac H. Sturgeon, St. Louis: recommends William A. Saig to the Board of Public Works

1B/1/1 1 4 September 2, Appointments—David P. Dudley, St. Louis; 1859 Re: Request for appointment as notary public

1B/1/1 1 4 September 29, Appointments—Oscar W. Brown, Athens County, 1859 Ohio: request for appointment as commissioner of deeds; Ohio bar

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) November 9, Appointments—B. F. Jones, Millersburg: request 1859 for appointment to a political office

1B/1/1 1 4 (1) November 23, Appointments—petition, St. Louis: recommends 1859 Frank H. Tucker, notary public

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) January 6, 1860 Appointments—N. Rannary, St. Louis: request for appointment as sheriff of St. Louis; death of sheriff; Know Nothings; Thomas Hart Benton

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1B/1/1 1 5 (1) January 6, 1860 Appointments—Isaac H. Sturgeon, St. Louis: recommends William M. Cooke, sheriff of St. Louis

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) February 1860 Appointments—Rapier E. Smith, St. Louis: request for appointment as notary public

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) April 23, 1860 Appointments—W. S. Groesbeck, Cincinnati, Ohio: recommends Harrison D. Paul, commissioner of deeds for Missouri

1B/1/1 11 5 (1) April 23, 1860 Appointments—Harrison D. Paul, Cincinnati, Ohio: letter of recommendation

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) April 26, 1860 Appointments—C. C. Leeds, St. Louis: request for appointment as notary public

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) May 11, 1860 Appointments—Roger L. Greene, New York City: request for appointment as commissioner of deeds for Missouri

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) May 11, 1860 Appointments—Zephaniah Platt, New York City: request for appointment as commissioner of deeds for Missouri

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) May 12, 1860 Appointments—Judge Sutherland, New York Supreme Court: recommends Greene, commissioner of deeds for Missouri

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) May 19, 1860 Appointments—petition, Wisconsin: recommends Isaac A. Levy, commissioner of deeds for Missouri

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) November 3, Appointments—D. W. Voorhees, Terre Haute, 1860 California: recommends George W. Thompson, commissioner of deeds for Missouri

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) November 15, Appointments—James H. Hill, Carter County 1860 Clerk; certification of Abraham Raymore, justice of the peace

1B/1/1 1 5 (1) November 19, Appointments—George E. Smith, St. Louis: 1860 request for appointment as notary public

1B/1/1 1 6 (2) 1857-58 Out of State—David F. Douglas, California secretary of state, Sacramento: transmittal of state laws

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1B/1/1 1 6 (2) 1857-58 Out of State—Ferris Farman, California secretary of state, Sacramento: transmittal of state laws

1B/1/1 1 6 (2) 1857-58 Out of State—Charles J. Hoadly, Connecticut state librarian, Hartford: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 7 (2) November 3, Out of State—F. L. Villipigue, Florida secretary of 1857 state, Tallahassee: transmittal of state laws

1B/1/1 1 7 (2) 1858 Out of State—C. P. Wellborn, state librarian, Milledgeville, Georgia: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 8 (2) 1858 January- Out of State—O. M. Hatch, Illinois secretary of May state, Springfield: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 8 (2) 1857-1858 Out of State—S. D. Lyon, Indiana state librarian, Indianapolis: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 8 (2) 1858-1859 Out of State—Thomas L. Whitmore, secretary to the governor of Iowa, Des Moines: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 9 (2) September 2, Out of State—Hugh S. Walsh, secretary of the 1858 Territory of Kansas, Lecompton: transmittal of state documents

1B/1/1 1 9 (2) January 12, 1858 Out of State—Emilius Droz, state librarian, Louisiana, Baton Rouge: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 10 (2) 1858 Out of State—Noah Smith Jr., Maine secretary of state, Augusta: transmittal of state documents

1B/1/1 1 10 (2) 1858 Out of State—Lewellyn Bogle, Maryland state librarian, Annapolis: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 10 (2) July 16, 1858 Out of State—Oliver Warren, secretary of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston: transmittal of state documents

1B/1/1 1 11 (2) March 16, 1858 Out of State—E. A. Thompson, Michigan Secretary of State, Lansing: transmittal of state documents

1B/1/1 1 11 (2) 1858 Out of State— Acting Governor Charles L. Chase, Territory of Minnesota, St. Paul: transmittal of state documents; receipt of Missouri reports

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1B/1/1 1 11 (2) December 30, Out of State—S. S. Calhoon, private secretary to 1857 the governor of Mississippi, Jackson: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 11 (2) May 26, 1858 Out of State—Governor William M’Willie, Jackson, Mississippi: transmittal of state documents

1B/1/1 1 12 (2) January 15, 1858 Out of State—W. B. Cumming, secretary of the Territory of Nebraska, Omaha City: receipt of Missouri laws

1B/1/1 1 12 (2) 1857-1858 Out of State—Samuel N. Pattee, New Hampshire secretary of state, Concord: transmittal of state documents

1B/1/1 1 12 (2) 1858-59 Out of State—C. L. Price, New Jersey state librarian: receipt of Missouri reports

1B/1/1 1 12 (2) June 28, 1858 Out of State—Thomas S. Allison, New Jersey secretary of state, Trenton: transmittal of state documents

1B/1/1 1 12 (2) 1857-58 Out of State—Alfred B. Street, New York state librarian: request for Missouri Supreme Court reports; transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 12 (2) 1858 Out of State—P. Compton, private secretary to governor of North Carolina: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 13 (2) 1858 Out of State—W. G. Coggeshall, Ohio state librarian, Columbus: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 13 (2) 1858 Out of State—William R. DeWitt, Pennsylvania state librarian, Harrisburg: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 13 (2) 1859 William M. Miester, secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 14 (2) 1858 Out of State—James R. Bartlett, secretary of state, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence: transmittal of documents

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1B/1/1 1 14 (2) 1858 Out of State—John G. Bownan, South Carolina state librarian, Columbia: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 15 (2) 1858 Out of State—L. M. M. Burton, Tennessee secretary of state, Nashville: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 15 (2) 1857-58 Out of State—Edward Clark, Texas secretary of state, Austin: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 16 (2) 1857 Out of State—Harvey Webster, Vermont State Librarian, Montpelier: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 16 (2) 1858 Out of State—Governor Alexander W. Randall, Madison, Wisconsin: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 16 (2) 1858 Out of State—Travers Daniel, private secretary to the governor of Washington Territory, Olympia: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 17 (2) No date Federal—Joint Resolution: construction of a new canal on the Ohio River; Indiana

1B/1/1 1 17 (3) 1857-58 Federal—Thomas S. Meehan, Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington D.C: transmittal of documents

1B/1/1 1 17 (3) December 11, Federal—Isaac Sturgeon, office of assistant U.S. 1858 Treasurer, St. Louis: political situation in Missouri; recommends appointments to the board of directors for the state bank; Polk; 1860 election; possibility of Stewart’s resignation from office; Hancock Lee Jackson

1B/1/1 1 17 (3) December 30, Federal—Isaac Sturgeon, Office of Assistant U.S. 1858 Treasurer, St. Louis: Commission on Bonds

1B/1/1 1 17 (3) June 3, 1859 Federal—chief clerk, U.S State Department: copy of federal act relating to payment of bonds for railroad construction in Missouri, dated February 28, 1859

1B/1/1 1 17 (3) August 17, 1859 Federal—Isaac Sturgeon, office of assistant U.S. Treasurer, St. Louis: Sturgeon’s candidacy for governor

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1B/1/1 1 18 (4) February 22, Criminal—Thomas J. Conkling, Trenton, Grundy 1859 County: request for reward for the capture of Rue White, accused murderer of Darius Edwards; escape to Iowa, Kentucky, Canada; includes physical description of White, includes transcript of proceedings of coroner’s inquest; lists names of jury members, testimony of eye witness

1B/1/1 1 18 (5) July 21, 1859 Criminal—J. R. Baunt, St. Louis: request for pardon for John Riley

1B/1/1 1 18 (4) April 14, 1860 Criminal—George Denison, St. Louis: requisition to capture N. B. Ells, fugitive; Springfield; Major D. A. Rawlings; C. G. Manre

1B/1/1 1 18 (4) June 4, 1860 Criminal—Goodlett & Walker, Warrensburg, Johnson County: request for a warrant to capture Charles W. Robinson; governor of Ohio

1B/1/1 1 18 (4) June 16, 1860 Criminal—Booker Smith, Gentryville, Gentry County: case before the justice of the peace [fire damaged]

1B/1/1 1 18 (4) August 9, 1860 Criminal—John Ralls, New London, Ralls County: requisition for capture of Darwin Sharp; Burlington, Iowa; thief; Lick Creek Post Office, Ralls County

1B/1/1 1 19 (6) No date Military—W.A. Linn, aide-de-camp: confidential letter asking Governor Stewart to refuse the resignation of Lt. Col. Stickney

1B/1/1 1 19 (6) July 18, 1857 Military—transcript of court martial proceedings: convened at St. Louis, Lt. Col. Alton R. Easton, presiding; Capt. Henry Hinkle of the Missouri Dragoons, Major Schaeffer’s Battalion of Cavalry, 1st Military District; charges; request for pardon for Hinkle and honorable discharge

1B/1/1 1 19 (6) November 28, Military—A. L. Craig, ordinance office, 1857 Washington D.C: inability to supply Capt. John C. Smith with 64 muskets

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) January 29, 1858 Military—Col. Craig, ordnance office, Washington, D.C: military equipment request, musket order for the state

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1B/1/1 1 20 (6) March 30, 1858 Military—P. R. Denton, Mexico, Audrain County: request for governor to supply 60 muskets to the newly formed “Independent Guards” of Audrain County

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) May 21, 1858 Military—John A. Price, Republican office, St. Louis: appointment of Dr. John Shore as surgeon general; appointment of Chester B. Powell as notary public

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) June 9, 1858 Military—A. Kribben, attorney at law, St. Louis: request for arms for troops; political fighting; German companies; formation of a battalion, threats of court martial

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) June 23, 1858 Military—D. M. Frost, Lt. Col., 1st Battalion, Commander 1st Military District, St. Louis: notification of the organization of troops to parade in celebration of Independence Day

1B/1/1 1 20 (10) July 19, 1858 Military—Aide-De-Camp Linn, custom house, St. Louis: letter of introduction for D. C. Woods to relay confidential request

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) August 16, 1858 Military—Captain S. Sheppherd; 2nd Lieutenant F. M. Daulton; 3rd Lieutenant William B. Pittman; Volunteer Company, Palmyra, Monroe County: formation of company; recommends Col. Benjamin Davies as inspector [Stewart’s Artillery]

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) August 18, 1858 Military—Thomas L. Anderson and others, Palmyra, Marion County: approval of the formation of Stewarts Artillery; vouching for William H. Harrison; arms requisition

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) August 18, 1858 Military—petition, Palmyra, Marion County: organization of Stewarts Artillery; includes list of members; Artillery Company, Infantry; request for arms and equipment; First Lt. William H. Harrison; appointment of Col. B. Davis, Inspector

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) August 26, 1858 Military—William H. Harrison, Palmyra, Monroe County, to Col. Lynn: meeting with Col. Davies, Arms for [Stewart’s Artillery]; recommends Col. Davies as inspector

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1B/1/1 1 20 (6) August 28, 1858 Military—William H. Harrison, Palmyra, Marion County: request for governor to supply Stewart’s Artillery; appointment of Col. B. Davies as inspector; Col. Linn

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) September 1, Military—W. A. Linn, St. Louis, to A. Peabody: 1858 distribution of arms from arsenal; recommends Col. Davis, inspector

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) September 10, Military—Elias S. Schenck, president, Military 1858 School, Kirkwood, St. Louis County: application to use state arms for drilling cadets; Military Institute; Connecticut; muskets, bayonets, military drill

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) October 23, 1858 Military—William H. Harrison, Palmyra, Marion County: fifth request for the governor to supply arms to the volunteer company of Stewarts Artillery; Governor Stewart’s conversation with Col. B. Davis

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) December 1, Military—A. Peabody, Governor Stewart’s private 1858 secretary, to Col. Kribben; inquiry into the availability of muskets for the Military Institute at Kirkwood, arms

1B/1/1 1 20 (6) December 11, Military—John S. Deaderick and Francis J. Smith, 1858 Jefferson County: request to organize a company of minute men; political unrest; request for arms; emergency

1B/1/1 1 21 (6) January 20, 1859 Military—William B. Crungle, Cassville, Barry County: request to raise company in defense of the state; recommends James W. Hughes

1B/1/1 1 21 (6) October 11, 1859 Military—Brigadier General D. M. Frost, Commander, 1st Military District, St. Louis: laws governing the Volunteer Militia; comparison to Massachusetts & New York; includes petition from military leaders

1B/1/1 1 21 (6) February 23, Military—William Wade, St. Louis: request for 1860 the governor to supply arms to the Emmet Guards, Company in the 1st Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Militia; letter of introduction for Lt. Phillip Cayne

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1B/1/1 1 21 (6) October 29, 1860 Military—A. R. Easton, Col. 1st Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Militia, St. Louis: Governor’s request to detach Company G from the 1st regiment and attach it to the 2nd Regiment; Section 11 of Article 2, regulation of volunteer militia, December 31, 1859

1B/1/1 1 21 (6) November 5, Military—D. M. Frost, Brigadier General, 1st 1860 District, St. Louis: Governor’s request to detach Company G from the 1st regiment and attach it to the 2nd regiment

1B/1/1 1 21 (6) November 5, Military—D. M. Frost, Brigadier General, 1st 1860 District, St. Louis: transmittal of his letter dated November 5 and Easton’s letter dated October. 29, 1860

1B/1/1 1 21 (6) November 29, Military—F. W. Smith, Commander, 1st Battalion, 1860 4th District, Missouri Militia, St. Joseph, Buchanan County: transmittal of proceedings and election of officers for the Jackson Guards, Company A, 1st Battalion

1B/1/1 1 21 (6) November 29, Military—Major F. W. Smith, 1st Battalion, 4th 1860 Military District, St. Joseph, Buchanan County: transmittal of Division Inspector’s report; election of officers for the German Rifle Company, Company C of the 1st Battalion; Lt. Schmitz; Lt. Baumer

1B/1/1 1 22 (11) August 13, 1858 Miscellaneous—Kirk Anderson, St. Joseph, Buchanan County: Governor Stewart reimbursing John A. Dolman for a loan to Anderson; Salt Lake City, Utah; Mormons

1B/1/1 1 22 (12) August 14, 1858 Miscellaneous—William S. Mosely, General Land Office, to Dr. A. Peabody, Jefferson City; political appointments, clerk of the House

1B/1/1 1 22 (13) August 23, 1858 Miscellaneous—J. W. Hewitt, Boston, Massachusetts: completion of 40 miles of the St. Joseph Hannibal Railroad

1B/1/1 1 22 (14) August 25, 1858 Miscellaneous—invitation from Charles D. Eitzen, George Klinge, Peter Muller, Fair Committee of Herman, Gasconade County for governor to attend the Agricultural Society Fair

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1B/1/1 1 22 (15) September 1, Miscellaneous—William G. Blackwood, St. Louis: 1858 Frank Blair’s accusation against Governor Stewart; pardon of prisoners to gain votes; Governor Polk; indictment issued by Blair; Missouri-Kansas border wars; abolition

1B/1/1 1 22 (16) September 21, Miscellaneous—A. Peabody, Governor Stewart's 1858 private secretary, to Governor Stewart: urgent request for governor to return to Jefferson City and take care of business; murder, escape, court cases; Steamer Ben Lewis; Peabody's request for payment of $100

1B/1/1 1 22 (17) October 1858 Miscellaneous—Clancey, Crawford County: collection of John Corley’s note; interest due, loan extension

1B/1/1 1 22 (17) October 16, 1858 Miscellaneous—John Simmons, John M. Taylor, office of Simmons & Taylor, St. Louis: note and money due from Governor Stewart; personal loan, loan maturity

1B/1/1 1 22 (19) December 1, Miscellaneous—Leland Wright, register, 1858 Boonville land office, Cooper County: certification of military bounty land warrant, Palmyra district; John B. Helm; John Young

1B/1/1 1 23 (8) 1859 Miscellaneous—free pass for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; free pass for the Michigan Central Railroad

1B/1/1 1 23 (21) January 7, 1859 Miscellaneous—John S. G. Burt, Cincinnati, Ohio: Congressional legislation to improve the falls of the Ohio River; steamers ability to use the river; commercial trade; Louisville, Kentucky; includes 1856 Review of the Report of the Board of Engineers on the Improvement of the Falls of the Ohio

1B/1/1 1 23 (18) January 19, 1859 Miscellaneous—C. D. Sullivan & Co., St. Louis: bill due for watch repair

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1B/1/1 1 23 (22) February 11, Miscellaneous—Gilbert S. Wiele, librarian of the 1859 American Geographical and Statistical Society, New York: request for statistical information relating to the natural resources and condition of the state of Missouri, includes list of documents requested

1B/1/1 1 23 April 6, 1859 Miscellaneous—J. M. Pindell, St. Joseph, Buchanan County: request to rent a house owned by Governor Stewart in St. Joseph

1B/1/1 1 23 (24) May 2, 1859 Miscellaneous—Eliza (Stewart)Middlebrook, governor’s sister, Linley, New York: family, request to hear from Governor Stewart

1B/1/1 1 23 (25) May 17, 1859 Miscellaneous—Horace Eastman, Niles, Michigan: offer to purchase lots owned by Governor Stewart in Niles

1B/1/1 1 23 (26) June 3, 1859 Miscellaneous—Hamilton G. Fant, Banking House of Sweeney Rittenhouse and Fant, Washington, D.C: report of land sales; appointment as adjuster

1B/1/1 1 23 (27) June 4, 1859 Miscellaneous—resignation of Josiah Hunt , Superintendent, Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company

1B/1/1 1 23 (28) July 21, 1859 Miscellaneous—Thomas E. Tutt, St. Louis: request for appointment Commissioner to settle the 2% fund

1B/1/1 1 23 (29) July 31, 1859 Miscellaneous—Mary Ann Richardson, Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska: deeds and land patents belonging to Mrs. Richardson’s father; inquiry whether Governor Stewart is the same Robert M. Stewart entrusted to hold the deeds for her father

1B/1/1 1 23 (30) August 18, 1859 Miscellaneous—John W. Reid, Independence, Jackson County: appointment of agents for 2% Fund

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1B/1/1 1 23 (31) August 21, 1859 Miscellaneous—Isaac Sturgeon, St. Louis; private: request for governor Stewart to arrange a loan of $10,000 for Sturgeon; Monroe County; Adair, Audrain, Schuyler, Sullivan counties; Boston, Massachusetts

1B/1/1 1 23 (32) October 10, 1859 Miscellaneous—E. M. Price, St. Louis: forwarding of commissions; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York

1B/1/1 1 24 (7) May 4, 1860 Miscellaneous—B. B. Harrison, swamp land agent, Lebanon, Laclede County: request for certified list of swamp land in Crawford County before the formation of Phelps County.

1B/1/1 1 24 (33) October 1, 1860 Miscellaneous—J. B. Brant, St. Louis: resignation from the Committee for Procuring a Bronze Statue of the late Thomas Hart Benton

1B/1/1 1 24 (34) October 13, 1860 Miscellaneous—Wayman Crow, chairman, Committee for Procuring a Bronze Statute of the late Thomas Hart Benton, St. Louis: recommends Hudson E. Bridge to join the committee

1B/1/1 1 24 (7) November 16, Miscellaneous—R. S. Nelson, General Land 1860 Office: transmittal of release of claim, Milan District

1B/1/1 1 24 (35) December 14, Miscellaneous—Samuel Clough, Tingley, Union 1860 County, Iowa: hardship encountered for an out of state resident paying land taxes in Missouri; Barton, Bates, Vernon counties

1B/1/1 1 24 (36) December 31, Miscellaneous—By Governor Stewart statement 1860 of the charter of the Platte County Railroad and an act to prevent illegal banking and the circulation of depreciated paper currency within this state approved by the Legislature on December. 8, 1855

1B/1/1 1 24 (37) 1860 Miscellaneous—according to previous finding aid: list of commutation of prisoners 1860

1B/1/1 1 25 (9) No date Miscellaneous—signatures for unknown petition

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1B/1/1 1 26 (40) January 1, 1858 University of Missouri—George C. Swallow, state geologist, Columbia, Boone County: request for commission of G. C. Broadhead as assistant geologist (back of document shows Governor Stewart complied with Swallow’s request)

1B/1/1 1 26 (40) Apr 27, 1858 University of Missouri—Caleb S. Stowe, secretary of the board of curators, Columbia, Boone County: failure of members of the board to attend meetings; MU

1B/1/1 1 26 (40) May 1, 1858 University of Missouri—B. S. Head: resignation of John D. S. Dryden from the board of curators; MU

1B/1/1 1 26 (40) June 8, 1858 University of Missouri—George C. Swallow, state geologist, Jefferson City: request for commission of Dr. G. S. Norwood as assistant geologist; back of document shows Governor Stewart complied with George C. Swallow’s request

1B/1/1 1 26 (20) January 1859 List of Curators to be elected for University of Missouri: by district and county

1B/1/1 1 26 (40) January 25, 1859 University of Missouri—George C. Swallow, state geologist, Columbia, Boone County: request for commission for Mr. Price as assistant geologist and draftsman; back of document shows Governor Stewart complied with Swallow’s request

1B/1/1 1 26 (40) June 30, 1860 University of Missouri—George C. Swallow, State Geologist, Columbia, Boone County: request for appointment of another surveyor; recommends Major F. Hawns; request for salary raise for G.C. Broadhead; request for additional expense money; coal; Grundy County (back of document shows Governor Stewart complied with Swallow’s request)

1B/1/1 1 26 (40) September 3, University of Missouri—George C. Swallow, state 1860 geologist, Columbia, Boone County: request for commissions for Mr. Herman A. Ulffers as draftsman & John Locke, assistant geologist (back of document shows Governor Stewart complied with Swallow’s request)

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1B/1/1 1 26 (40) September 4, University of Missouri—George C. Swallow, state 1860 geologist, Columbia, Boone County: salary adjustment for John Locke, assistant geologist; , salary adjustment for P.C. Swallow (George’s nephew); back of document shows Governor Stewart complied with Swallow’s request)

1B/1/1 1 27 (39) October 25, 1858 Out-Going—To Thomas Hendricks, general land office: land patent in Milan District

1B/1/1 1 27 (39) October 30, 1858 Out-Going—To Thomas Hendricks, general land office: Congressional legislation

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